Darby Translation Darby
Leer en español- Protestant
- Old Testament source: Masoretic Hebrew
- New Testament source: Critical text
- Protestant (66 books)
- Very literal
- 1890
- Public domain
At a glance
- Language
- English
- Tradition
- Protestant — By J. N. Darby, a founder of the Plymouth Brethren movement, and his associates.
- Church approval
- No — Not a church-authorised version.
- Old Testament source
- Masoretic Hebrew — Hebrew.
- New Testament source
- Critical text — Darby used the critical work of Tregelles and others (an eclectic 19th-century text).
- Canon
- Protestant (66 books)
- Style
- Very literal
- Year
- NT 1867 (rev. 1872, 1884); complete Bible 1890.
- Translators
- John Nelson Darby (NT); OT completed by his students from his French/German work
- Reading level
- Literal, 19th-century; intended for study.
- Verse numbering
- English (KJV-style)
- Licence
- Public domain
- Text source
- eBible.org (engDBY)
About
A literal 19th-century translation by J. N. Darby of the Plymouth Brethren, meant for careful private study rather than public reading.
Strengths
- Precise, literal
Things to know
- Brethren theological context (e.g. dispensational movement associated with Darby)
- Awkward English
Profile checked 2026-10-17.
Books in this edition (66 books)
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Hosea, Amos, Micah, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation
Not in this edition: Tobit, Judith, Esther (Greek), Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, Baruch, Letter of Jeremiah, Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, 4 Maccabees, 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras (4 Ezra), Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151, Odes, Daniel (Greek)
Letters show which canons include a book: O Orthodox, C Catholic, P Protestant (in brackets: printed as Apocrypha or in an appendix).
Publisher's statement
Darby Translation
The Holy Scriptures, a New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Darby
Public Domain
Language: English
Dialect: archaic British
Translation by: J. N. Darby
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